SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

44,355

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

3,319

7.5

Kindergarten

2,555

5.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

18,198

41.0

High school (grades 9-12)

8,820

19.9

College or graduate school

11,463

25.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

125,473

100.0

Less than 9th grade

6,781

5.4

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

15,563

12.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

30,747

24.5

Some college, no degree

26,534

21.1

Associate degree

10,452

8.3

Bachelor's degree

25,024

19.9

Graduate or professional degree

10,372

8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher

82.2

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

28.2

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

150,908

100.0

Never married

54,088

35.8

Now married, except separated

61,116

40.5

Separated

5,604

3.7

Widowed

9,271

6.1

Female

7,651

5.1

Divorced

20,829

13.8

Female

12,194

8.1

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

4,118

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

2,126

51.6

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

144,918

100.0

Civilian veterans

17,484

12.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

35,792

100.0

With a disability

3,746

10.5

Population 21 to 64 years

116,237

100.0

With a disability

25,789

22.2

Percent employed

64.6

(X)

No disability

90,448

77.8

Percent employed

79.6

(X)

Population 65 years and over

19,284

100.0

With a disability

8,570

44.4

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

173,822

100.0

Same house in 1995

62,905

36.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

98,491

56.7

Same county

51,602

29.7

Different county

46,889

27.0

Same state

20,256

11.7

Different state

26,633

15.3

Elsewhere in 1995

12,426

7.1

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

185,984

100.0

Native

159,243

85.6

Born in United States

146,930

79.0

State of residence

63,324

34.0

Different state

83,606

45.0

Born outside United States

12,313

6.6

Foreign born

26,741

14.4

Entered 1990 to March 2000

13,898

7.5

Naturalized citizen

9,667

5.2

Not a citizen

17,074

9.2

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

26,741

100.0

Europe

2,509

9.4

Asia

4,530

16.9

Africa

983

3.7

Oceania

80

0.3

Latin America

17,777

66.5

Northern America

862

3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

173,822

100.0

English only

130,439

75.0

Language other than English

43,383

25.0

Speak English less than 'very well

18,222

10.5

Spanish

28,710

16.5

Speak English less than "very well"

11,976

6.9

Other Indo-European languages

10,959

6.3

Speak English less than "very well"

4,476

2.6

Asian and Pacific Island languages

2,523

1.5

Speak English less than "very well"

1,319

0.8

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

185,984

100.0

Total ancestries reported

187,165

100.6

Arab

1,693

0.9

Czech¹

452

0.2

Danish

514

0.3

Dutch

2,223

1.2

English

14,663

7.9

French (except Basque)¹

4,340

2.3

French Canadian¹

1,260

0.7

German

18,259

9.8

Greek

682

0.4

Hungarian

912

0.5

Irish¹

16,247

8.7

Italian

8,557

4.6

Lithuanian

319

0.2

Norwegian

1,225

0.7

Polish

3,297

1.8

Portuguese

514

0.3

Russian

1,178

0.6

Scotch-Irish

2,634

1.4

Scottish

3,164

1.7

Slovak

246

0.1

Subsaharan African

1,786

1.0

Swedish

1,552

0.8

Swiss

377

0.2

Ukrainian

388

0.2

United States or American

12,426

6.7

Welsh

1,046

0.6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

6,955

3.7

Other ancestries

80,256

43.2